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Verb: sanctify  'sangkti`fI
  1. Render holy by means of religious rites
    - consecrate, bless, hallow
     
  2. Make pure or free from sin or guilt
    - purify, purge

Derived forms: sanctifies, sanctified, sanctifying

See also: saint, sanctification

Type of: alter, change, declare, modify

Encyclopedia: Sanctify